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Art of Native America: The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection

Overview Exhibition Objects Related Content Community Perspectives Resources Exhibition Credits

Woman's Dress, Native-tanned leather, glass beads, Sioux (Teton) — Woman's Dress
Sioux (Teton)
ca. 1880

Lidded Trunk, Ada Vilcon Thomas Native American, Dyed rivercane — Lidded Trunk
Ada Vilcon Thomas
1987

Black-on-Black Jar, Maria Martínez Native American, San Ildefonso Pueblo, Clay and slip, San Ildefonso, Native American — Black-on-Black Jar
Maria Martínez
Julián Martínez
1919–20

Mask, Wood, pigment, vegetal fiber, iron nails, and feathers, Yup'ik, Native American — Mask
Yup'ik, Native American
ca. 1900

Mask, Wood and pigment, Alutiiq/ Sugpiaq, Native American — Mask
Alutiiq/ Sugpiaq, Native American
ca. 1870

Mask, Wood and pigment, Alutiiq/ Sugpiaq, Native American — Mask
Alutiiq/ Sugpiaq, Native American
ca. 1870

War club, Wood, pigment and nail, Anishinaabe, probably Ojibwa, Native American — War club
Anishinaabe, probably Ojibwa, Native American
ca. 1750

Polacca polychrome water jar, Nampeyo Native American, Clay and pigment, Hopi-Tewa, Native American — Polacca polychrome water jar
Nampeyo
ca. 1895–1900

Cradleboard, Tanned leather, rawhide, wood, pigment, glass beads, wool cloth, cotton cloth, brass tacks, and brass link chain, Kiowa, Native American — Cradleboard
Kiowa, Native American
ca. 1875

Portrait figure, Wood and pigment, Haida, Native American — Portrait figure
Haida, Native American
ca. 1840

Tipi bag, Tanned leather, glass beads, metal cones, horsehair, and dye, Lakota/ Teton Sioux, Native American — Tipi bag
Lakota/ Teton Sioux, Native American
ca. 1890

Quirt handle, Elk antler and pigment, Eastern Plains, probably Meskwaki, Native American — Quirt handle
Eastern Plains, probably Meskwaki, Native American
ca. 1860

Ladle, Wood and pigment, Chinook, Native American — Ladle
Chinook, Native American
ca. 1850

Raven rattle, Albert Edward Edenshaw Haida, Wood, pigment, glass beads and vegetal fiber, Haida, Native American — Raven rattle
Albert Edward Edenshaw
ca. 1850

Snow goggles, Walrus ivory, Thule, Native American — Snow goggles
Thule, Native American
ca. 800–1200

Handle fragment (?), Walrus ivory, Old Bering Sea II, Native American — Handle fragment (?)
Old Bering Sea II, Native American
100–300 CE

Bowl, Maple, Anishinaabe, probably Ottawa, Native American — Bowl
Anishinaabe, probably Ottawa, Native American
ca. 1800

Harpoon counterweight, Walrus ivory, Old Bering Sea III, Native American — Harpoon counterweight
Old Bering Sea III, Native American
300–500 CE

Comb, Moose antler, Seneca or Susquehannock, Native American — Comb
Seneca or Susquehannock, Native American
ca. 1680

War club, Wood and pigment, Pawnee, Native American — War club
Pawnee, Native American
ca. 1800

Socorro black-on-white storage jar, Clay and pigment, Ancestral Pueblo, Native American — Socorro black-on-white storage jar
Ancestral Pueblo, Native American
ca. 1050–1100

Headdress frontlet, Wood, abalone shell, pigment, and nails, Tsimshian
, Native American — Headdress frontlet
Tsimshian , Native American
ca. 1820–40

Bowl, Wood, Tsimshian, Native American — Bowl
Tsimshian, Native American
ca. 1780–1810

Sash, wool yarn and glass beads, Wendat/ Huron, Native American — Sash
Wendat/ Huron, Native American
ca. 1830

Dance object, Wood, pigment, vegetal fiber, and feathers, Yup'ik, Native American — Dance object
Yup'ik, Native American
ca. 1900

Dress, Tanned leather and glass beads, Lakota/ Teton Sioux, Native American — Dress
Lakota/ Teton Sioux, Native American
ca. 1870

Vision of Oh Kho Wah, Helen Hardin, Acrylic on paperboard, Tewa, Native American — Vision of Oh Kho Wah
Helen Hardin
1981

Mask, Wood, pigment, and vegetal fiber, Yup'ik, Native American — Mask
Yup'ik, Native American
ca. 1900

Maskette, Wood, copper, shell, and pigment, Tsimshian or Tlingit, Native American — Maskette
Tsimshian or Tlingit, Native American
ca. 1780–1830

Basket bowl, Louisa Keyser Washoe, Willow and redbud shoots, bracken root, and dye, Washoe, Native American — Basket bowl
Louisa Keyser
1907

Pendant with figure, Bone and pigment, Ancestral Columbia River, Native American — Pendant with figure
Ancestral Columbia River, Native American
3rd–13th century

Bowl, Wood, shell, and pigment, Tlingit, Native American — Bowl
Tlingit, Native American
ca. 1750–1800

Bowl, Alder, Haida, Native American — Bowl
Haida, Native American
ca. 1800–40

Bowl, Wood, Wendat/ Huron, Native American — Bowl
Wendat/ Huron, Native American
ca. 1700

Blanket strip, Tanned leather and glass beads, Central Plains, probably Lakota/Teton Sioux, Native American — Blanket strip
Central Plains, probably Lakota/Teton Sioux, Native American
ca. 1830

Dagger , Wood, steel, and vegetal fiber, Tlingit, Native American — Dagger
Tlingit, Native American
ca. 1780–1840

Toggle, Walrus ivory, Okvik, Native American — Toggle
Okvik, Native American
100 BCE–200 CE

White Ogre Tihu (Katsina Figure), Cottonwood, pigment, cotton cloth, tanned leather, and metal, Hopi, Native American — White Ogre Tihu (Katsina Figure)
Hopi, Native American
ca. 1900

Guardian figure staff, Conifer wood, deer hooves, pigment, and vegetal fiber, Lower Chehalis or Quinault, Native American — Guardian figure staff
Lower Chehalis or Quinault, Native American
ca. 1820–50

Comb, Wood, Tlingit, Native American — Comb
Tlingit, Native American
ca. 1850–80

Transformational figure, Walrus ivory, Okvik, Native American — Transformational figure
Okvik, Native American
ca. 200 BCE–100 CE

War club, Whalebone, Makah or Nuu-chah-nulth, Native American — War club
Makah or Nuu-chah-nulth, Native American
ca.1820–40

Powhoge polychrome storage jar, Clay and pigment, Tewa, Native American — Powhoge polychrome storage jar
Tewa, Native American
ca. 1790

Amulet, Antler and abalone shell, Tlingit, Native American — Amulet
Tlingit, Native American
ca. 1840–70

Beaded Bag, Tanned leather, cordage, glass beads, brass beads, and commercial brass buttons, Wasco, Native American — Beaded Bag
Wasco, Native American
ca. 1860

Rattle, Copper, wood, tanned leather, abalone shell, and horn, Tlingit, Native American — Rattle
Tlingit, Native American
ca. 1890

Woman's hood, Wool cloth, glass beads, and silk ribbon, James Bay Cree, Native American — Woman's hood
James Bay Cree, Native American
ca. 1840

Life after death, Elias Not Afraid, Beadwork on hide, Apsáalooke (Crow) — Life after death
Elias Not Afraid
2022

Seminole, Native American

ca. 1910

Basket with Lid

Ada Vilcon Thomas

1989

Gift basket, Belle Hidreth Varriel Pomo, Willow shoots, sedge root, dyed and undyed bulrush roots, and glass beads, Pomo, Native American — Gift basket
Belle Hidreth Varriel
ca. 1910

Double-lobed polychrome canteen, Clay and pigment, Tewa (San Ildefonso Pueblo), Native American — Double-lobed polychrome canteen
Tewa (San Ildefonso Pueblo), Native American
ca. 1860

Short Bull Falls from Wounded Horse , Short Bull Og La La Lakota/ Teton Sioux, Watercolor and ink on paper, Oglala Lakota/ Teton Sioux, Native American — Short Bull Falls from Wounded Horse
Short Bull
ca. 1890

Peter B. Jones

2021

Women's Acoma Cape or Dress, Handspun undyed and indigo-dyed Churro fleece and cochineal-dyed raveled bayeta, Acoma, Native American — Women's Acoma Cape or Dress
Acoma, Native American
ca. 1850

Asahqaha (Acorn)

Theresa Secord

2024

Nokomis and Nanaboozhoo

Rabbett Before Horses Strickland

2024

Jeremy Frey

2024

Jeremy Frey

2023

Atlatl, Wood and walrus ivory, Alutiiq/ Sugpiaq, Native American — Atlatl
Alutiiq/ Sugpiaq, Native American
ca. 1750–80

Soul catcher, Bone, abalone shell, and tanned leather, Tsimshian, Native American — Soul catcher
Tsimshian, Native American
ca. 1840–60

Gift basket, Mary Mono Wappo or Coast Miwok, Sedge and dyed bulrush root, clamshell beads, glass beads, and quail topknot feathers, Wappo or Coast Miwok, Native American — Gift basket
Mary Mono
ca. 1890

Parka, Edna Oktokiyuk Yupik, Marine mammal intestine, auklet beaks and feathers, tanned leather, and seal fur, Yupik, Native American — Parka
Edna Oktokiyuk
Annie Oktokiyuk
ca. 1910

Comb, Mountain sheep horn, Tlingit, Native American — Comb
Tlingit, Native American
ca. 1840

Woman's hood, Wool cloth, silk ribbon, and glass beads, Ojibwa, Native American — Woman's hood
Ojibwa, Native American
ca. 1860

Woman's hood, Wool cloth, glass beads, and silk thread, James Bay Cree, Native American — Woman's hood
James Bay Cree, Native American
ca. 1865

Comb, Wood and pigment, Tlingit, Native American — Comb
Tlingit, Native American
ca. 1860

Clapper, Wood, pigment, vegetal fiber, and copper wire, Tsimshian, Native American — Clapper
Tsimshian, Native American
ca. 1830–60

Bowl, Bighorn sheep horn and nails, Wasco or Wishram, Native American — Bowl
Wasco or Wishram, Native American
ca. 1840

Mask, Wood and pigment, Tlingit, Native American — Mask
Tlingit, Native American
ca. 1860

Basket bowl, Carrie Bethel Mono Lake Paiute, Willow shoots, sedge root, redbud shoots, and dyed bracken root, Mono Lake Paiute, Native American — Basket bowl
Carrie Bethel
1929

Mask, Wood, vegetable fiber and pigment, Chugach, Native American — Mask
Chugach, Native American
1860

Pair of parfleche envelopes, Rawhide, pigment, and tanned leather, Blackfoot, Blood or Siksika, Native American — Pair of parfleche envelopes
Blackfoot, Blood or Siksika, Native American
ca. 1890

Cradleboard, Lakota/Teton Sioux artist, Wood, rawhide, glass beads, native-tanned leather, muslin, brass tacks, Lakota/Teton Sioux — Cradleboard
Lakota/Teton Sioux artist
ca. 1890

Woodlands: Anishnaabe, Ottawa or Ojibwa

c. 1820

Shot pouch, Unrecorded Cree or Anishinaabe (Ojibwa) Artist First Nations, Hide, porcupine quills, animal hair, and natural pigment and dyes, Anishinaabe, Ojibwe or Cree, Native American — Shot pouch
Unrecorded Cree or Anishinaabe (Ojibwa) Artist
c. 1820

Eastern Woodlands or Great Lakes, Native American

ca. 1800

Shakhùkwiàn (Man’s Coat), Hide, cloth, glass beads, cotton tread, Lenni Lenape/Delaware artist, Native American — Shakhùkwiàn (Man’s Coat)
Lenni Lenape/Delaware artist, Native American
ca. 1840

Beaded Valise, Nellie Two Bear Gates, Mahpiya Bogawin, Gathering of Clouds Woman Native American, Commercial and native-tanned leather, glass beads, metal, Dakota — Beaded Valise
Nellie Two Bear Gates, Mahpiya Bogawin, Gathering of Clouds Woman
1903

Tlingit

One Shoulder Raven Fringe Dress

Dorothy Grant

2017

Human Transformation Furfelt hat

Dorothy Grant

1989

Shark Button Robe

Dorothy Grant

2007

Mi'kmaq

ca. 1850

Ojibwe

ca. 1830

Tlingit

ca. 1900

Wasco, Native American

ca. 1900–1920

First-phase chief's blanket, Handspun undyed and indigo-dyed Churro fleece and raveled lac-dyed bayeta, Diné/ Navajo, Native American — First-phase chief's blanket
Diné/ Navajo, Native American
ca. 1840

Chief's blanket, Unidentified Navajo Artist, Wool, Diné/Navajo — Chief's blanket
Unidentified
ca. 1865